Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJul 6, 20171 minQ is for Quality Control InspectorCurrently men dominate the quality control profession making up 66% compared to 34% for women. A quality assurance (QA) or quality contr...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJul 5, 20171 minP is for PharmacistWomen have fared well in the pharmacy profession. Last year more women were practicing pharmacy or working in a pharmacy-related career t...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 21, 20171 minN is for Nursery ManagerWhen looking for a woman working in a career beginning with the letter 'N' I had many opportunities to photograph a nurse, a professional...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 20, 20171 minM is for Mail[woman]Women were not allowed into the U.S. Postal Inspection Service until 1969. Their biggest hurdle involved having to wear a skirt for a un...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 16, 20171 minL is for Landscape ArchitectLandscape architecture is a comprehensive discipline of land analysis, planning, design, management, preservation, and rehabilitation. So...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 14, 20171 minK is for Keypuncher OperatorDoes anyone remember the key-punch operator? They were the people who used to spend their workdays punching holes in cards to store info...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 9, 20172 minI is for Insurance AgentThe last few years have seen both some impressive gains and some frustrating hurdles for women in the insurance industry that have yet to...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 7, 20171 minH is for HorsetrainerWhile searching for a career beginning with the letter H, I was stunned by the number of jobs traditionally reserved for females; hygieni...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 6, 20171 minG is for GuardAccording to recent employment stats, women have been dominating the private security sector for the past two decades. While some may see...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 5, 20171 minF is for FarmerThe old farmer stereotype of a white guy in overalls has at least one truth to it: The majority of farmers in the U.S. are white males. Y...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 2, 20171 minE is for EditorSince 1980, women have equaled and occasionally outnumbered men at U.S. communication schools, and as many women as men enter the industr...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledJun 1, 20171 minD is for DentistFinding a female dentist to photograph in 1972 was a challenge. In 1978, only 15.9 percent of first-year dental students were women. In...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledMay 31, 20171 minC is for CarpenterJust 1.7 percent of employed carpenters are women, according to a 2014 Department of Labor statistics report on “nontraditional” occupati...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledMay 30, 20171 minB is for BiologistWomen have fought to be considered competent, to vote, to be hired for the same jobs as men and to be promoted at those jobs. And we’ve c...
Photographs taken in 1972 for a project titledMay 29, 20171 minA is for AviatorIn 1972 there were no women commercial airline pilots. Look how far women have come over the many decades in their access to careers onc...
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